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Brookfield native killed in Afghanistan

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Thompson was killed earlier this week by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. He was a Brookfield Central High School graduate and former resident assistant in O'Donnell Hall at Marquette University.

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Updated: 8:23 AM CDT Aug 26, 2016

Brookfield native killed in Afghanistan

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Thompson was killed earlier this week by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. He was a Brookfield Central High School graduate and former resident assistant in O'Donnell Hall at Marquette University.

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Updated: 8:23 AM CDT Aug 26, 2016

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WEBVTT TBALL CAPTAIN AND TONIGHT HIS GRANDPARENTS WILL BE HERE. >> WELL CERTAINLY HE HAD A , TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL. >> BRETT GRUETZMACHER IS PRINCIPAL OF BROOKFIELD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE STAFF SERGEANT MATTHEW THOMPSON GRADUATED AND IS REMEMBERED TONIGHT WITH GREAT HONOR. >> HE WAS A KID WHO WAS AS GENEROUS AND KIND, TOOK CARE OF HIS FELLOW STUDENT. HE WAS A LEADER. HE WAS IN THE BAND. HE WAS THE CAPTAIN OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM. HE DID EVERYTHING YOU WOULD ASK OF A STUDENT AND OF A SON. >> TO BE HONORING MATT AND HIS CONTRIBUTION OF SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. >> STAFF SERGEANT THOMPSON IS REMEMBERED WITH AMERICAN FLAGS OUTSIDE BROOKFIELD LUTHERAN CHURCH THE THOMPSON FAMILY'S , CHURCH HOME, WHERE DUANE TWEETEN SAYS MATTHEW DEMONSTRATED FAITH IN GOD. >> SO THAT WOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HIS HEART. THERE WAS ALWAYS A DESIRE FOR MORE. I CAN DO THIS. I CAN ACHIEVE THAT. >> MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY FRIEND MATTHEW MANNING SPOKE TO US BY PHONE. >> HE WAS SHIELDED BY HIS CONVICTIONS. AND HE KNEW THE RESPONSIBILITIES THAT HE ESTEEMED. AND HE WAS SO DRIVEN BY HIS MISSION TO DO WHAT HE COULD TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. >> WE ARE BACK ALIVE. THOMPSON WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL WIT VALOR, A PURPLE HEART, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER COMMENDATIONS. THE GAME AND MOMENT OF SILENCE ARE AT 7:00 TONIGHT. KATHY: MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SAYS THOMPSON ATTENDED THE SCHOOL BETWEEN THE FALL OF 2006 TO THE SPRING OF 2008. HE SERVED AS RESIDENT ASSISTANT AT O'DONNELL HALL. IN A STATEMENT, THE UNIVERSITY QUOTES ONE OF HIS FRIENDS AND FELLOW RA'S, SAYING HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST HUMANS I EVER KNEW. HE WAS DEEPLY, DEEPLY, DEEPLY

Brookfield native killed in Afghanistan

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Thompson was killed earlier this week by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. He was a Brookfield Central High School graduate and former resident assistant in O'Donnell Hall at Marquette University.